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DISPUTE ON/AIONOWAI. Pei Press Association. AUCKLAND, Feb. 10. The departure of the Alonowai for Sydney was delayed for over an hour owing to trouble with the crew. With 403 passengers, mail and cargo, the vessel was ready to sail at 5.30 p.m. The crew, however, refused to take the vessel to sea until they had discussed the case of one of tlie men who had been paid off late in the afternoon. The discussion continued in the forecastle until 6.40 p.m., when the men decided to allow the vessel to sail.
After the gangway had been lowered and the mooring lines cast off there was a further delay as a man who was farewelling friends was still on the vessel. The Alonowai bad to be manoeuvred alongside the ivliarf until the man was able to disembark down a rope ladder from the lore deck to the wharf. The vessel then sailed.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 62, 11 February 1936, Page 2
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154DELAY TO LINER. Manawatu Standard, Volume LVI, Issue 62, 11 February 1936, Page 2
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